ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6531822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak View, California

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.3 min → 27.0 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 9.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit3.7% → 2.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 70.9%▲ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±8.9 pp
Carpool11.7% ±4.5 pp
Public transit2.6% ±2.2 pp
Walk3.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.0 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,889 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,141± 674 MOE
Workers age 16+2,889± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time2,604± 412 MOE
Estimated home workers285± 87 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.